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Brian Bromberg
Person · male · United States · Tucson · born 1960 · recording since 1986
American musician
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Timeline
34 events▣ Album 32◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1960s
1980s
· Debut release
Debut release: A New Day
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1990s
2000s
2010s
· Album
Album: Bass Odyssey: A Galactic Bass Journey to the World of the Classics
Album
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2020s
Biography
English biography837 words · 4 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1378237916
Biography
Brian Bromberg (born December 5, 1960) is an American jazz bassist and record producer. Bromberg plays and performs on both the double bass and on a variety of electric basses.
Biography
Bromberg was born on December 5, 1960, in Tucson, Arizona. His father and brother both played drums, which influenced him to take up the instrument, and at the age of 13 he began seriously pursuing a career as a drummer. Around this time, the leader of his school orchestra steered him towards the upright bass. From then on, he committed himself to a strict practice regimen and "tested out of high school early" because of the rigorous schedule he set for himself.
Bromberg felt it was essential to gain experience playing live and he accepted virtually every gig he could get. He often played "five to seven nights a week with several different bands."
In 1979, Marc Johnson, the bassist working with jazz pianist Bill Evans, heard Bromberg's playing and recommended him to saxophonist Stan Getz, who needed a new bass player. Getz auditioned Bromberg and hired him, and at the age of 19, with only six years of experience on the bass, he found himself touring internationally. Bromberg later worked with other big names in the music business, and become a producer for artists in his genre.
In March 2011, Bromberg partnered with Carvin Guitars to produce a signature model electric bass. The B24 and B25 were based on his own design, which had previously been manufactured by Peavey and Dean. In 2014, Carvin rebranded to Kiesel for most new instruments, and the Brian Bromberg model followed suit in 2015.
Releases as a solo artist
Bromberg's early albums were in the smooth jazz genre and his first two, New Day 1986) and Basses Loaded (1988), caught the attention of smooth jazz radio. His third album, Magic Rain
Magic RainSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Magic Rain4:492Isn't It Beautiful5:343West5:254Rio D'6:055Just the Bass3:026Little Steven5:047Blues for Fabian4:468L.A., Land of the Barking Car5:429Interlude2:3410Melrose Avenue5:51 (1989) "became the most played album on smooth jazz radio during the first week of its release". Bromberg's fourth record, BASSically Speaking, consisted of his oldest material re-mastered with new additions, and reached the top 5 on the radio charts and No. 7 on the Billboard sales charts.
In 1991 he put out a straightforward jazz album, It's About Time, The Acoustic Project, which reached number four on the mainstream jazz charts. He also recorded in a trio with Freddie Hubbard and Ernie Watts. After It's About Time, he returned to smooth jazz and released Brian Bromberg in 1993. The label went out of business in the week it was released.
Bromberg took a break from recording to design basses for Peavey and tour as a clinician, In 1991 he signed with Zebra Records. In February 1998, he released a new album, You Know That Feeling
You Know That FeelingSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Hero (For Zachary Breaux)5:012Through the Window5:363My Love4:564By the Fireplace5:135September5:246I Fell Asleep a Child and Woke Up a Man9:247You Know That Feeling5:138A Love Affair6:069Nananananana5:3110Human4:3711Joe Cool5:2312Goodbye (For My Father)4:18, recorded with Rick Braun, Joe Sample, Jeff Lorber, and Everette Harp. It became his most successful yet and was the first smooth jazz number one record of his career, producing three singles in a row that each went to number three on the charts. The album spent seventeen consecutive months on the charts, eight months in the top ten, and nearly six months in the top five. It was the fifth most-played smooth jazz album of the year. Songs from You Know That Feeling are still played on smooth jazz stations across America.
After You Know That Feeling, Bromberg's albums moved on from his smooth jazz roots. Wood (2002), produced by a Japanese label, was recorded with pianist Randy Waldman and brother David Bromberg on drums. In addition to the solo pieces, Wood and Wood 2 (with drummer Vinnie Colaiuta replacing David Bromberg) contain interpretations of music by Wayne Shorter and Woody Herman. In 2003, Bromberg made a record titled Jaco, in which he performed Jaco Pastorius songs. Two Years later (in 2005) he released Metal with drummer Joel Taylor.
Bromberg uses a piccolo bass on some of his recordings for melody lines instead of six-string guitars. This unusual instrumentation, tuned an octave higher than usual, is explained in the liner notes. "There are no guitar melodies or solos on this recording. All guitar-sounding parts are played on piccolo bass".
Bromberg has produced eight top-ten hits, seven top-five hits, and two number-one hits. He plays a 300-year-old double bass and also uses Dean, Bob Mick, Knooren Handcrafted Instruments, Mick Donner and Peavey basses with Epifani amplification. He owns a signature edition Carvin bass.
Releases with the JB Project
In 2003 Bromberg formed The JB Project with Jazz Fusion drummer Akira Jimbo. Their first release Brombo! was published in 2003, featuring Otmaro Ruíz on piano, and contained a mixture of classical music (Ode To Joy by Beethoven), Jazz standards (Giant Steps by John Coltrane, So What by Miles Davis), Contemporary/Pop piecew (Mambo No. 5 by Pérez Prado, And I Love Her by John Lennon & Paul McCartney), as well as their own material. A second release, Brombo II!!, followed in 2004, and a third, Brombo III!!!, in 2017. On this album, piano players Patrice Rushen and Jeff Lorber can be heard, in addition to Otmaro Ruíz, who played on all three JB Project albums.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 35 | 91.7th |
| Studio albums | 32 | 98.4th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 34 | 97.4th |
| Recording span (years) | 38 | 78th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (35 release groups · 32 studio albums)
Albums · 32
1986 · studio album
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1Summertime2Sunrise3Take a Walk in the Park With Me4Shana5Mushy Tushy6It's a New Day7My Funny Valentine8Oriental Ho-Down1988 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 47:40
1What's All the Hubbub...Bub?5:052Gold Rush6:583Song for BJ4:534Hear Our Cry6:365Basses Loaded5:356For You & You Alone5:417Cheer Up, It's Only Life!5:218Floyd7:311989 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 48:52
1Magic Rain4:492Isn't It Beautiful5:343West5:254Rio D'6:055Just the Bass3:026Little Steven5:047Blues for Fabian4:468L.A., Land of the Barking Car5:429Interlude2:3410Melrose Avenue5:511990 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 51:58
1You and I5:042Summertime4:413A New Day5:134My Funny Valentine4:475Oriental Ho-Down6:246Bassically Speaking2:417Mushy Tushy6:048Take a Walk in the Park With Me5:399Puerto Mañana5:0110Sunrise6:24It’s About Time: The Acoustic Project
1991 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 57:57
1Dear John5:012Echoes6:113One for the Woofer5:014Waltz for Daphne5:505Yes or No7:126If I Should Lose You5:587From Dust to Dessert7:478The Gnocchi Man5:409Buddha Belly9:171993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:05:11
1Summer Afternoon4:542Bass Face5:163Her Eyes, Her Heart5:044My Brother4:595Tunnel Vision5:036I'll Be Around This Time5:027Intimadag5:028Yo!4:079Bern City4:0610Sedona6:5411The Blessing5:5912My Eyes, Her Heart (vocal version)5:0613My Bass3:391998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:06:42
1Hero (For Zachary Breaux)5:012Through the Window5:363My Love4:564By the Fireplace5:135September5:246I Fell Asleep a Child and Woke Up a Man9:247You Know That Feeling5:138A Love Affair6:069Nananananana5:3110Human4:3711Joe Cool5:2312Goodbye (For My Father)4:182001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 52:11
1The Saga Of Harrison Crabfeathers6:152Dolphin Dance7:183I Love You5:264Speak Low4:505Straight, No Chaser3:356Goodbye4:027The Days of Wine And Roses4:318Freedom Jazz Dance3:259Come Together5:2010All Blues5:2411The Star Spangled Banner2:052002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 57:44
1Come on, Come Over4:482Continuum7:413Teen Town4:524A Remark You Made6:585Portrait of Tracy2:546Three Views of a Secret6:137The Chicken3:458Tears6:009Slang4:5210Come on, Come Over (instrumental)4:4911Teen Town (Piccolo Bass)4:522002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 51:50
1Brothers Go to Mothers5:132Cute4:003Django6:014Blue Rondo a la Turk4:115Some Other Time4:406Cakewalk4:577Stardust6:028Straight, No Chaser4:059I Loves You, Porgy5:1410Waltz for Debby7:272002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 52:53
1Portrait of Tracy2:562Continnuum7:403Teen Town (Bass Version)4:534A Remark You Made6:585Three Views Of A Secret6:136Tears6:027Slang4:458Come On, Come Over4:489The Chicken3:4610Teen Town (Piccolo Bass Version)4:522004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks
1Through the Window2The Dungeon3Good Morning4Trade Show5Carlos6Top Down7Fooled Ya!8The Message Within9Flight of the Phoenix2004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:08:21
1Never Give Up4:182Choices5:473Bobblehead5:374Snuggle Up4:345Come to Me4:266B²6:087Why?4:118Bass Face Intro0:109Bass Face4:2610When I Look in Your Eyes6:3111Lazy Afternoon4:1012Audubon Park6:1413Hear Our Cry Intro4:4214Hear Our Cry7:072004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 56:02
1Groovin' High6:282Serenata7:253Lament7:304Die Vereinbarung6:305Journey Home7:186I'm Old Fashioned6:467'round Midnight8:118The Man I Love5:542005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 52:23
1Good Morning5:212The Dungeon8:483Through the Window5:364Trade Show5:585Carlos5:516Top Down5:367Fooled Ya!5:398The Message Within3:549Flight of the Phoenix5:402006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 58:32
1Caravan6:332Bolivia5:563Blue Bossa (solo bass)5:414Witch Hunt7:105I'll Remember April5:046Carry on Wayward Son (solo bass)3:387Four Brothers4:188Butterfly5:189Shining Star (solo bass/overdubbed)3:1410Pensativa7:5711Let'em In (solo bass)3:432006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:03:57
1Caravan6:342Bolivia5:563Blue Bossa5:424Witch Hunt7:115A Love Affair5:196Butterfly5:187Shining Star3:138I'll Remember April5:069Pensativa7:5810Carry On Wayward Son3:3811Four Brothers4:2012Let 'em In3:422006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:03:58
1Chameleon7:432Cold Duck Time5:203Mercy, Mercy, Mercy6:544The Hacha Cha Cha5:195Serengeti Walk4:436Cantaloupe Island6:007Shag Carpet7:158Sunday Mornin’6:409Slow Burn7:1810Leisure Suit6:462007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:11:10
1One Note Samba3:502Wave4:533Coastline Drive5:444Little Tune5:225Triste/Desafinado7:076Corcovado5:557Once I Loved7:308Isn't It Beautiful6:099Ray of Sunshine5:3210Talia (For My Niece)7:0811Ellen (For Ellen Cohn)6:3912The Girl From Ipanema5:212009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:04:33
1It Is What It Is5:562Love Shack4:583Excuse Me?3:554Life4:305Elephants on Ice Skates6:416The Mirror2:227Sanford and Son Theme4:278Mr. Miller6:019Martinis at the Velvet Lounge?5:0210Saul Goode4:2311Waiting for You4:5012Heaven5:4413Slap Happy5:442009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:06:25
1Stella By Starlight (Victor Young)4:482Cute (Neal Hefti)2:023Solar (Miles Davis)3:414Beatles Medley Day Tripper-Yesterday-Eleanor Rigby5:575Black Orpheus (Luiz Bonfa)4:486In A Sentimental Mood (Duke Ellington)5:347King Of Pain (Gordon Sumner)3:528Teen Town (Jaco Pastorius)3:349Susumu's Blues (Brian Bromberg)5:1510Black Dog (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones )4:1311In Your Own Sweet Way (Dave Brubeck)5:3512Use Me (Bill Withers)5:3613Recordame’ (Joe Henderson)3:2814What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life? (Michel Legrand)3:2015Yeah (Jonathon Smith, La Marquis Jefferson, James Phillips)4:422010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks
1Fire2Manic Depression3The Wind Cries Mary4Voodoo Chile5Freedom6All Along the Watchtower7Foxy Lady8Hey Joe9Crosstown Traffic10Spanish Castle Magic11Purple Haze2012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:10:56
1Compared to That8:262Rory Lowery, Private Eye9:543If Ray Brown Was a Cowboy?6:364Hayride7:305A Little New Old School7:196Forgiveness5:197Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?4:528I'm Just Sayin'7:429The Eclipse8:5910Give It to Me Baby4:19Bass Odyssey: A Galactic Bass Journey to the World of the Classics
2016 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 58:13
1Also Sprach Zarathustra (Strauss)6:402Swan Lake (Tchaikovsky)2:283Prelude in G (J.S.Bach)12:364Beethoven 5th (Beethoven)0:345Fur Elise (Beethoven)6:186Hungarian Dance #5 (Brahms)1:167Bolero (Ravel)11:028In the Hall of the Mountain King (Grieg)1:309Stranger in Paradise (Wright-Forrest)7:1910Rhapsody in Blue (Gershwin)0:4211Ode to Joy (Beethoven)6:0612Mothra Theme (Koseki)1:422016 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:13:06
1Jazz Me Blues2:242Full Circle8:503Sneaky Pete7:044Saturday Night in the Village5:295Boomerang9:576Havana Nights (aka Havana Nagila)8:377Bernie’s Bop8:128Don’t Stop ’til You Get Enough5:599Naw’Lins!8:2410Susumu’s Blues5:5111Washington and Lee Swing2:192017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks
1Actual Proof2Stratus3Hybrid Life4Teen Town5Rory Lowery, Private Eye6I Can't Tell You Why7Eleven Thirty8From Darkness To Light9Bromblue10Strut Ahead2018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:06:57
1Is That the Best You Can Do5:362Minneapolis, 19875:593Thicker Than Water6:324Coupe de Ville (intro)1:275Coupe de Ville6:056Changes3:277Trials and Tribulations7:468It’s Called Life (intro)2:129It’s Called Life (For Mom)6:0010Uh-Huh7:0711Your Eyes5:5812Land of the Rising Sun6:3513A Familia2:13Celebrate Me Home: The Holiday Sessions
2020 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:01:47
1This Christmas4:372Wonderful Christmastime5:373Let's Go on a Sleigh Ride!5:394Let it Snow4:015The Christmas Song5:196Jingle Bells / Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel / St. Thomas6:387Celebrate Me Home4:248Deck the Halls / God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen4:309The Holidays Without You6:0010The Most Wonderful Time of the Year5:5311You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch4:1012Feliz Navidad4:59Bromberg Plays Hendrix (2020 Remix and Remastered)
2020 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 56:32
1Fire (2020 Remix and Remastered)4:362Manic Depression (2020 Remix and Remastered)3:523Freedom (2020 Remix and Remastered)4:484The Wind Cries Mary (2020 Remix and Remastered)4:175All Along the Watchtower (2020 Remix and Remastered)4:426Foxey Lady (2020 Remix and Remastered)4:487Hey Joe (2020 Remix and Remastered)6:288Crosstown Traffic (2020 Remix and Remastered)3:449Spanish Castle Magic (2020 Remix and Remastered)5:3910Purple Haze (2020 Remix and Remastered)6:5811Jimi (Bonus Track)6:402021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:12:08
1Froggy’s6:242Quarantine6:313That Cool Groovy Beatnik Jazz5:244Bado Boy!5:085Walking on Sunshine5:226Sag 5 (As in Sagittarius)5:217A Rainy Day in Paris5:598A Little Driving Music5:309Peace5:1510Jedediah’s Gold!6:5611The Sitting Room5:2812Baton Rouge5:4013Lullaby for Bado3:102023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:07:14
1The Magic Of Moonlight6:402Nico's Groove (For Nick Colionne)6:573A New Dawn3:414So You Think You're All That?5:445Just Another Beautiful Day6:536Last Day Of Summer6:037The Third Child5:398The Orient Express6:499Bedtime Story5:2010The Pink Moment5:4911In The Hands Of God7:392024 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:21:00
1Solar4:302Waltz For Debby6:343Alice In Wonderland6:074Gloria's Step4:285Blue In Green5:526Israel5:017Milestones5:148Nardis5:259My Foolish Heart6:0510Scotty's Song6:4811What Is This Thing Called Love3:5412Danny Boy4:2413Autumn Leaves (Bonus Track)6:2014Peri's Scope (Bonus Track)4:4115Jade Visions (Bonus Track)5:37
Album · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
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| 2000 | COLLECTION volume 1Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 1:11:201Magic Rain4:49 2Isn't It Beautiful5:33 3L.A., Land Of The Barking Car5:41 4Just The Bass3:02 5Ten West5:25 6You & I5:02 7Bassically Speaking2:40 8My Funny Valentine4:44 9Basses Loaded5:34 10Gold Rush6:57 11Song for B.J.4:51 12Mushy Tushy6:02 13Summertime4:39 14Oriental Ho-down6:21 | Compilation | 2000 | |
| 2003 | Collection: GoodbyeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 13 tracks · 1:14:401Goodbye3:59 2And I Love Her6:02 3Tears5:58 4Ode to Joy4:29 5Ceora7:54 6Days of Wine and Roses4:30 7Dolphin Dance7:17 8A Remark You Made6:56 9Speak Low4:50 10Bauble, Bangles and Beads6:37 11Teen Town4:51 12Leisure Suit5:59 13Come Together5:18 | Compilation | 18 November 2003 |
Single · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
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| 2020 | Changes (Spring Remix)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:041Changes (Spring Remix)3:04 | 20 March 2020 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Brian Bromberg head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 35 | 91.7th |
| Studio albums | 32 | 98.4th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 34 | 97.4th |
| Recording span (years) | 38 | 78th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Monty Alexander Trio(band) | — | present | |
| Gonzalo Rubalcaba’s Jazz Trio(band) | — | present | |
| JB Project(band) | — | present | |
| Randy Waldman Trio(band) | — | present | bass |
Where this record comes from
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https://musicbrainz.org/artist/69ed9582-7b72-4b7b-8e30-816c06e5f89bdiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/69ed9582-7b72-4b7b-8e30-816c06e5f89bcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2411345genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2411345seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Brombergbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Bromberg
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Wikidata: Q2411345 · MusicBrainz: 69ed9582-7b72-4b7b-8e30-816c06e5f89b
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